BITTINGER POWERS TO SECOND 2010 WIN IN TRAIL-WAY 358 SPRINTS

Hanover, PA (07/02/10) –Mike Bittinger was the class of the field in the 25-lap feature for 358 sprint cars at Trail-Way Speedway.

The Abbottstown driver came from ninth starting spot to drive under polesitter and race-long leader Mike Duncan, Jr. in turn four of lap 12, then raced away to his second win of the year.

“It’s great to win, but there were too many weeks in between,” said a happy Bittinger in victory lane, “We made a discovery last week. We’ve been so tight in the turns, and tonight I was a little nervous because we were loose at the start. But it ran pretty well at the end.”

“A big goal for us this year is more wins,” added Bittinger, “Maybe being in the top one every week!”

Bittinger went on to credit engine builder Jimmy Travis for the win. Travis builds many of the 358 sprint car engines, including those used by all-time winner Brad McClelland and Joe Trone, Jr.

The win was the 12th of Bittinger’s Trail-Way career.

Logan Schuchart came from 12th starting spot to pass Zach Euculano and Duncan for second on a 14th-lap restart. Duncan completed his best-ever run in third, with points leader and 16th-starting Dale Hammaker and Kyle Moody crossing fourth and fifth, respectively.

Sixth through tenth were Joe Trone, Jr., 18th-starting Tim Wagaman, Brad McClelland, Todd Spangler, and Randy Whisler.

Heats for the 22 “358” sprint cars on hand were won by Trevor Little, Euculano, and Bittinger.

1. 12-Mike Bittinger; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 3. 11D-Mike Duncan, Jr.; 4. 66-Dale Hammaker; 5. 99M-Kyle Moody; 6. 99-Joe Trone, Jr.; 7. 1-Tim Wagaman; 8. 6-Brad McClelland; 9. 33T-Todd Spangler; 10. 64-Randy Whisler; 11. 21-Scott Fisher; 12. 10-Zach Euculano; 13. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp; 14. 27-Brian Suchy; 15. 33-Billy Heltzel III(DNF); 16. 98-Randy Davis, Jr.(DNF); 17. 18J-Jessie Morrison(DNF); 18. 20-Trevor Little(DNF); 19. 10W-Brian Bruckner(DNF); 20. 2S-Francis Sesco(DNF); 21. 28-Keith Prutzman(DNF); 22. 66B-Cory Brockman(DNF). No Time.

Lap Leaders- Mike Duncan, Jr. (1-11), Mike Bittinger (12-25).

Central PA 358 Point Series updated points for July 2nd, 2010

Here are the updated Central PA 358 Point Series presented by HTMA after tonights race at Trail Way Speedway.

1. Pat Cannon - 630 pts. (9 win)
2. Dale Hammaker - 493 pts. (2 win)
3. Tim Wagaman - 376 pts. (1 win)
4. Blane Heimbach - 347 pts. (2 win)
5. Logan Schuchart - 345 pts.
6. T. J. Stutts - 284 pts. (1 win)
7. Jeff Rohrbaugh - 270 pts. (3 win)
8. Brad McClelland -259 pts. (3 win)
9. Nate Snyder - 235 pts. (1 win)
10.Mike Bittinger - 235 pts. (2 win)
11.Scott Geesey - 230 pts. (1 win)
12.Kyle Moody - 215 pts.
13.Cory Haas - 213 pts. (1 win)
14.Eric Tomecek - 203 pts. (2 win)
15.Colby Womer - 197 pts. (1 win)
16.Joe Trone Jr. - 185 pts.
17.Phil Walter - 148 pts.
18.Keith Prutzman - 146 Pts. (1 WIN)
19.Davie Franek - 144 pts.
20.Troy Becker - 140 Pts.
21.Billy Dietrich - 132 pts.
22.Todd Rittenhouse -124 pts. (1 win)
23.Glenndon Forsythe-116 pts.
24.Larry Kelleher - 116 pts.
25.Chad Trout - 114 pts. (1 win)
26.Mike Walter - 100 pts.
27.Adrian Shaffer - 98 pts. (1 win)
28.Kevin Nouse - 98 pts.
29.Randy Davis - 96 pts.
30.Matt Boland - 93 pts.
31.Brian Bruckner - 89 pts. (1 win)
32.Randy Whisler - 88 pts.
33.Brook Weibley - 82 pts.
34.Nicole Bower - 80 pts. (1 win)
35.Steve Storrie - 74 pts. (1 win)
36.Jason Shultz - 71 pts.
37.Ted Thomas - 64 pts.
38.Chad Criswell - 63 pts.
39.Josh Beard - 62 pts.
40.Billy Johns - 61 pts.
41.Scott Fisher - 56 pts.
42.Jason Clauss - 55 pts.
43.Steve Fannasy - 50 pts.
44.Danny Massey - 49 pts.
45.Jessie Morrison- 48 pts.
46.Steve Owings - 46 pts.
47.Rich Eichelberger- 45 pts.
48.Tim Berkheimer - 44 pts.
49.Adam Lawrence - 42 pts.
50.Scott Flammer - 42 pts.
51.Doug Hammaker - 41 pts.
52.Mike Duncan Jr. - 40 Pts.
53.Nate Hammaker - 38 pts.
54.Amy Ott - 38 pts.
55.Bob Beidleman - 35 pts.
56.Derek Frohlich - 35 pts.
57.Brian Garland - 35 pts.
58.John Barnett - 30 pts.
59.Ryan Kissinger - 30 pts.
60.Todd Spangler - 30 pts.
61.Cody Keller - 28 pts.
62.Matt Heimbach - 24 pts.
63.Jessica Anderson- 24 pts.
64.Derek Locke - 22 pts.
65.Jay Galloway - 20 pts.
66.Mike Ressler - 18 pts.
67.Joey Borich - 18 pts.
68.Steven Nederostek- 16 pts.
69.Nick Palmerino - 16 pts.
70.Cliff Brian - 16 pts.
71.Mike Erdley - 16 pts.
72.Trevor Little - 14 pts.
73.Austin Reed - 14 pts.
74.Brain Suchy - 12 pts.
75.Danny Dietrich - 12 pts.
76.Jimmy Reppert - 12 pts.
77.Peter Bartley- 10 pts.
78.Jordan Frontz - 10 pts.
79.Matt Horst - 10 pts.
80.Zach Euculano - 10 pts.
81.Chuck Paige - 10 pts.
82.Duane Mausteller - 10 pts.
83.Cale Griffin - 10 pts.

Mike Bittinger wins 2nd of the season at Trail Way Speedway.

Mike Bittinger was your winner tonight at Trail Way Speedway.

Logan Schuchart was 2nd Mike Duncan Jr. was 3rd, Dale Hammaker was 4th, and Kyle Moody was 5th.

Rounding out the top 10 where Joe Trone Jr., Tim Wagaman, Brad McClelland, Todd Spangler, and Randy Whisler.

Selinsgrove Speedway Points as of June 26th.

Here are the top 10 in points after this past Saturday nights race at Selinsgrove Speedway.

Driver - Points - Pts. Behind
1.Pat Cannon - 2975
2.Blane Heimbach - 2870 - 105
3.T. J. Stutts - 2685 - 290
4.Colby Womer - 2490 - 485
5.Larry Kelleher - 2425 - 550
6.Nate Snyder - 2330 - 645
7.Phil Walter - 2290 - 685
8.Davie Franek - 2175 - 800
9.Ryan Kissinger - 1955 - 1020
10.Mike Walter - 1855 - 1120

Trail Way Speedway Points as of June 25th.

Here are the updated top 10 in points at Trail Way Speedway after this past Friday nights race.

Driver - Points - Pts. Behind
1.Dale Hammaker - 443
2.Tim Wagaman - 419 - 24
3.Brad McClelland - 412 - 31
4.Joe Trone Jr. - 375 - 68
5.Mike Bittinger - 367 - 76
6.Troy Becker - 346 - 97
7.Brian Bruckner - 338 - 105
8.Randy Davis - 336 - 107
9.Keith Prutzman - 328 - 115
10.Randy Whisler - 323- 120

Williams Grove Points as of June 25th.

Here is the top 10 in points for Williams Grove Speedway after this past Friday nights race.

Driver - Points - Pts. Behind

1.Pat Cannon - 1890
2.Cory Haas - 1600 - 290
3.Scott Geesey - 1580 - 310
4.Blane Heimbach - 1210 - 680
5.Kyle Moody - 1185 - 705
6.Logan Schuchart - 1180 - 710
7.Glenndon Forsythe - 1165 - 725
8.Nate Hammaker - 1110 - 780
9.Chad Criswell - 1090 - 800
10.Danny Massey - 1085 - 805

Eric Tomechek wins at Port Royal

With the 410 sprint cars off competing in Speedweeks action, the 358 and 305 sprint cars took over the oval. Young Eric Tomechek shocked every one by placing car owner John Westbrooks no. 1w on the pole and then dominating the 25 lap feature event. " This is our first full night together and to do this is awesome", said Tomechek. " We started together last night at Williams Grove and basically threw that night away so we would have something here this evening. John wanted to win this and I'm glad we did." Westbrook added, " This is one race I wanted when I saw it put on the schedule. Not many people know much about Eric. He's kind of a diamond in the rough driver right now."

Dave Hammaker tried everything he could to pass Tomechek by diving low into turn one after several restarts caused by spinning cars. Tomechek was equal to the task while recording the win. Hammaker settled for second with Nate Snyder third. Tim Wagaman and Kyle Moody filled out the top five. The remainder of the top ten included Logan Schuchart, Cliff Brian, Austion Reed, Steve Fannasy and Ted Thomas. Snyder and Jordon Frontz won qualifying races. There were 22 cars.

Cannon Holds Off Hurricane & Heimbach For 5th Win Of 2010

Polesitter Cody Keller and second-place starter Matt Heimbach dueled with fourth-place starter Bob Beidleman for the lead on the first lap of the sprint car feature. Entering turn three, Beidleman made an inside pass to come away with lead while exiting turn four.

Beidleman was chased by M. Heimbach for the next four laps. On the fifth circuit, while racing with sixth-place starter Phil Walter for second, M. Heimbach’s car spun sideways, bringing out the event’s first caution flag.

On the lap six restart, Pat Cannon, who started 12th, was in fourth and passed fifth-place starter Mike Walter for third. Cannon then moved into second on the seventh lap and started to gain real estate on Beidleman.

Cannon made the winning pass using the inside line through turns one and two on a lap eight restart, while Beidleman continued to race second. The Walter brothers, Phil and Mike, had a spirited battle for the third position for several laps.

On lap 16, M. Walter moved into second and used the inside line to close in on Cannon, who was racing the top of the track. M. Walter appeared to be Cannon’s only serious challenger as he was consistently gaining on Cannon until a caution on lap 21 for TJ Stutts regrouped the field and allowed Cannon to protect the lead by switching lanes on the restart.

Cannon pulled away as 11th-place starter Blane Heimbach began to show a lot of speed in the final laps of the race. B. Heimbach powered into second on the final lap and followed Cannon across the finish line 3.9 seconds later. M. Walter, P. Walter, and Davie Franek completed the top five.

Second-place starter Chad Davis led the first lap of the late model feature until eighth-place starter Brett Schadel took command of the field with an outside pass in turn four. On lap four, sixth-place starter Matt Cochran passed Davis for the runner up position.

Dylan Yoder, who started 12th, stormed into third by lap seven. The caution flag unfurled on lap nine for Jeff Rine when debris came off of his race car, forcing him to withdraw from the race. On the 10th circuit, Yoder passed Cochran for second and set his sites on Schadel. At the midway point of the race, Schadel was leading Yoder, Cochran, 10th-place starter Steve Campbell, and ninth-place starter Dave Zona.

On the 20th lap, Yoder made an inside pass by Schadel for the lead entering turn one. Racing down the backstretch, Schadel attempted to regain the lead to no avail. Yoder secured the front spot in turns three and four and began to stretch his lead in the final laps of the race.

At the checkered flag, Yoder was victorious by 2.4 seconds over Schadel, Campbell, Zona, and Kenny Trevitz.

Second-place starter Gerald Kratzer beat polesitter Kyle Bachman into the first turn for the early lead in the pro stock feature. Fifth-place starter Shaun Miller wasted no time moving into the runner up position by the completion of the first lap, while Bachman raced third.

On the seventh lap, Miller edged out Kratzer for the lead at the start/finish line. Two laps later, last week’s feature winner Doug Minium lost control of his race car and backed into the first turn wall. Three other cars were involved in the incident, including AJ Stroup, who flipped over in his car. All drivers escaped injury.

When the race resumed, Kratzer remained in striking distance of race leader Miller. On the final lap, Kratzer attempted a low pass entering turn three. The last-ditch effort almost paid off as Kratzer came up a half of a car-length short at the finish. Miller was victorious over Kratzer, Bachman, Jason Smith, and Mike Kiehl.

Polesitter Brian Johnson charged into the lead at the start of the roadrunner feature. Johnson was trailed by second-place starter Tim Mitch for the first three laps until current point leader and ninth-place starter Brad Mitch took over the runner up position.

When Johnson and Mitch raced side-by-side through turns three and four on lap eight, Johnson’s car got loose and spun sideways. Mitch inherited the lead at this point and had to hold off seventh-place starter Ricky Bender to the finish. Mitch was victorious by just .35 of a second over Bender, Cory Long, Eric Pinkerton, and Jason Sherman.

SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY SUMMARY – 26 June 2010
358 Sprint Cars - 21 Entries
25-Lap A-Main: 1) 3 Pat Cannon 2) 12 Blane Heimbach 3) 63 Mike Walter 4) 5 Phil Walter 5) 4R Davie Franek 6) 19 Colby Womer 7) 7 Mike Erdley 8) 99K Cody Keller 9) 71 Jessica Anderson 10) 76 Larry Kelleher 11) 1M Tommy Martocci 12) 16H Matt Horst 13) 42 Alan Spriggle 14) 21 Duane Mausteller 15) 769 Steven Nederostek 16) 81 Bob Beidleman DNF 17) 2T TJ Stutts 18) 66 Ryan Kissinger DNF 19) 55 John Troxell DNF 20) 14 Matt Heimbach DNF 21) 1N Brian Nornhold DNF
Heat Winners: Larry Kelleher, Pat Cannon, Davie Franek